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Cake day: June 23rd, 2024

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  • Some do it because it’s quicker or cheaper than a trip to the store (because they know the farmer, farmer lives close or delivers because farm is a friend/family member), and they’re supporting local producers instead of giant conglomerates

    Fair point, my family has done this as well. However, I am not sure how much the us differs from German farmers. Here, the milk gets pumped and stored directly in a drum that warms it gently, pasteurizing it right after the milking. It is not yet homogenized, so you get the cream on top (and yes, that tastes different, fat is tasty). The only places where you might get “Udder-to-Table” might be the mountain farms, but I think even those pasteurize or use most “raw” milk immediately for cheesemaking

    However, I get the counter-culture argument, people want to be special